Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

DISTRICT COURT RULES 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      “File and serve”, meaning of  
   5.      Application of these rules  
   6.      Application of Rules of the Supreme Court 1971  

   PART 2 -- Administrative matters  

           Division 1 -- Registry matters  

   7.      Court’s seal applied electronically, effect of  

           Division 2 -- Registrars’ jurisdiction  

   8.      Registrars’ general jurisdiction  
   9.      Registrar may be ordered to take account etc.  
   10.     Registrar may be required to calculate interest etc.  
   11.     Registrars’ matters, when may be listed before Judge  
   12.     Registrar may refer matter to Judge  
   13.     Registrars’ powers to obtain evidence etc.  
   14.     Registrars’ office taken to be Judges’ chambers  

           Division 3 -- Appeals from Registrars  

   15.     Appeal lies from Registrar to a Judge  
   16.     Directions hearing for appeals from Registrars  

   PART 3 -- Filing and service of documents  

           Division 2 -- Filing documents electronically  

   19.     Some documents may be filed by fax  
   20.     Some documents may be filed using Court’s website  

           Division 3 -- Serving documents  

   21.     Service of documents  
   21A.    Service of documents by the Court  

           Division 4 -- Miscellaneous  

   22.     Summonses for matters in chambers  

   PART 4 -- Case management  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   23.     Interpretation  
   24.     Case management direction, meaning of  
   25.     Enforcement order, meaning of  

           Division 2 -- Case management generally  

   26.     Court may make case management directions etc.  
   27.     Case management hearing, Registrar may hold  

           Division 3 -- Case management of cases commenced by writ  

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary  

   28.     Application of this Division  
   29.     Various RSC rules do not apply  
   30.     Standard timetable for cases commenced by writ  
   31.     Case management hearing, holding of  
   32.     Case management hearing, conduct of  
   33.     Case management directions etc. may be made in other proceedings  
   34.     Duties of parties at case management hearing etc.  

              Subdivision 2 -- Mediations  

   35.     Mediations  
   35A.    Mediation may serve as pre-trial conference  

              Subdivision 3 -- Entry for trial, and ancillary matters  

   36.     Legal costs, lawyer to notify client of  
   37.     Entering a case for trial  
   38.     Plaintiff failing to enter case for trial, consequences  

              Subdivision 4 -- Pre-trial conference, and ancillary matters  

   39.     Pre-trial conference, preliminary matters  
   40.     Pre-trial conference  
   41.     Pre-trial conference, ancillary matters  

              Subdivision 5 -- Listing conference  

   42.     Listing conference, orders for the purpose of  
   43.     Listing conference  

              Subdivision 6 -- Inactive cases  

   44.     Notice of default, effect of disobedience to  
   45.     Inactive cases, consequences  

   PART 4A -- Documents to be filed, served or delivered before trial  

   45A.    Application of Part  
   45B.    “Trial date”, meaning of  
   45C.    Particulars of damages  
   45D.    Building and engineering contracts -- actions involving claims under  
   45E.    Index of expert witness reports  
   45F.    Papers for the Judge  
   45G.    Records and objects intended to be tendered as evidence  
   45H.    Outline of submissions  
   45I.    List of witnesses  

   PART 5 -- Obtaining evidence  

           Division 1 -- Discovery  

   46.     RSC Order 26 modified in actions commenced by writ  

           Division 2 -- Interrogatories  

   47.     RSC Order 27 modified  

   PART 5A -- Expert Evidence  

   48.     Expert witnesses, certification as to compliance with practice directions  

   PART 5B -- Interlocutory applications  

   48A.    Amending pleadings, RSC Order 21 modified  
   48B.    Interlocutory applications after listing for trial  

   PART 6 -- Appeals to the Court  

   49.     Interpretation  
   50.     Appeal, nature of  
   51.     Appeal, commencement of  
   52.     Primary court to supply records when given notice  
   53.     Appeal, responding to  
   54.     Appeal, entry for hearing  
   55.     Directions hearing  
   56.     New grounds of appeal etc. only with leave  
   57.     Court’s powers as to appeals  
   58.     Discontinuance  
   59.     Costs  
   60.     Final orders on appeal  

   PART 7 -- Hearings and trials  

   61.     Outline of submissions etc. for certain hearings  

   PART 8 -- Civil Judgments Enforcement Act 2004 rules  

   62.     Interpretation  
   63.     Applications etc. that may be dealt with by a Registrar  
   64.     Registrar’s decision, review of  

   PART 9 -- Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 rules  

   65.     Interpretation  
   66.     Applications, how they are to be made  
   67.     Respondent’s rights and obligations  
   68.     Court may order parties to be added  
   69.     Deponents to attend for cross examination  
   70.     Evidentiary matters  

   PART 10 -- Miscellaneous  

   71.     Access to records and things  
   72.     District Court Rules 1996 repealed  

   PART 11 -- Transitional and savings provisions  

   73.     Terms used in this Part  
   74.     Cases to which former rules apply  
   75.     Outline of submissions for certain hearings  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Forms  
           Compilation table